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Article #9392Re: Merchants who ask for ID on credit card purchases
From: kjw
Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:42
Date: Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:42
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On Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:56:18 GMT, "AllEmailDeletedImmediately" <derjda@hotmail.com> wrote: > >"Pat" <pat@peace4life.com> wrote in message >news:20090607145708.B2DD94E4A5@poisonous.dizum.com... >> http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_12533443 >> >> Q: It's become common for store clerks to ask for my driver's license when >> I use a credit card, then refuse the sale if I won't provide it. Can they? >> - Marie Johnson, Denver >> >> A: Nope. Merchants cannot require identification as a condition of >> accepting a signed credit card, according to the folks at MasterCard. >> >> If it's signed, according to card issuer rules, the retailer must accept >> the card on its face. Report them to your card issuer immediately if the >> store owner doesn't agree. > >mine is signed C ID so i expect them to ask. Which does nothing, other than possibly make YOU liable for fradulent charges since your cardholder agreement requires you to sign it. If your lost or stolen card finds its way back to the issuer with "See ID," they can, and probably will, hold you responsible for bogus charges. As to the main topic, I've finally given in. I used to argue with them, but the $6/hr employee doesn't give two shits and will just deny the purchase. Do you really think the card issuer is going to do anything to a large company like Best Buy? Fighting this at the merchant level is a waste of time.
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